As the president of ZoidPAC?, Ben-David now has the ability to accept unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individuals.

And just like the professional political operatives who run most super PACs, he can spend unlimited sums to overtly advocate for or against political candidates.

He's not the only college kid with this power.

For much of the past year, Colbert has been using his show on Comedy Central to poke fun at the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which eventually led to the creation of super PACs.

Colbert has a super PAC of his own called Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. The comedian has solicited donations, spent money on campaign ads and illustrated just how easy it is for corporations to route money to super PACs while remaining anonymous.

To help nudge students down the road to super PAC ownership, Colbert sold 1,000 "do-it-yourself super PAC kits," to viewers in recent months.

"The kits provide students everything young people need to form their own super PACs," Colbert said in a press release. "Federal Election Commission paperwork, filing instructions, an allen wrench, and a small canned ham that resembles Karl Rove."

Jones, who recently changed her official position at the super PAC from treasurer to Coordinator for Non-Coordination, said the super PAC will be setting up a lemonade stand at Duke to collect donations.

What will the money be used for? Supporting candidates who are interested in time travel research, of course.

Yet underneath all the jokes, there is an undercurrent of seriousness shared by the Colbert-inspired super PAC owners.

"I find it amazing that anyone can do this," Ben-David said. "It's ridiculous. The whole system is really rather sad and degrading to the political process."

And Jones said she is concerned about the "insane amounts of money to flow into the political system."

"We see all the political gridlock in Washington," Jones said. "It's easy to see how money contributes to the gridlock."